coherence
The quality of cohering, or being coherentThe quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.
» Academic writing needs to show cohesion and coherence.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.
His arguments lacked coherence.
Kohärenz, Geschlossenheit
свя́зностьsvjáznostʹ
(countable, uncountable)The quality of forming a unified whole.
(countable, uncountable)A logical arrangement of parts, as in writing.
Zusammenhang
после́довательностьposlédovatelʹnostʹ
logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts
(countable, uncountable)The property of having the same wavelength and phase.
Kohärenz
когере́нтностьkogeréntnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)A semantic relationship between different parts of the same text.
Examples
5 sentencesAcademic writing needs to show cohesion and coherence.
We recognize coherence in texts.
He regained a little coherence.
I love coherence.
Coherence is dead.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle French coherence, from Latin cohaerentia. By surface analysis, cohere + -ence.From Middle French coherence, from Latin cohaerentia. By surface analysis, cohere + -ence.
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Forms
plural: coherences| Singular | coherence |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts:coherency
- the state of cohering or sticking together:coherencycohesioncohesiveness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable